Comparative ammonia and nitrate accumulation in drought tolerant and susceptible wheat genotypes under soil water deficit conditions

Agrochimica

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Ashraf, M Y ^a   Sarwar, G ^a   Ashraf, M ^b   Naeem, M ^c  

^a NUCLEAR INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND BIOLOGY NIAB   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

PAVON; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33646049330     PISSN: 00021857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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